biotope
- noun
- /ˈbaɪəˌtoʊp/
- Specialized
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biotopo
- Researchers studied the biotope to understand how different species interact within their habitat.
Examples
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Conservation efforts focus on preserving critical biotopes to protect endangered wildlife.
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In the afternoon, students move to the "Animal Ground," where they learn about native animals and their biotopes.
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This discussion leads to the conclusion that sustained conservation is based on the protection of biotopes.
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Nets were distributed in different regions of the reservoirs, covering the different existing biotopes.
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Each plot in the February 1996 experiments was located in the same biotope as the corresponding plot in the May 1995 experiments, but at a slightly different location, in order to avoid any soil disturbances we might have created.
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In Estonia, a methodology was developed for biodiversity protection involving reserving key biotopes and leaving snags and dead wood.
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Species of fungi, epicontinental algae, and land plants distributed by Brazilian biotopes.
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"The project," Fabbro explains, "will provide ground truth for the remote sensing of Amazonia and contribute to the baseline data sets of pristine biotopes against which 'trouble spots' can be monitored.
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The forest is a unique biotope that nurtures diverse species of plants and animals.
Synonyms
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The natural place where plants and animals live and grow
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A community of living things and the environment that work together
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The place where a plant or animal normally lives and grows
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Morphology
biotope = bio + tope
The word is built from classical elements meaning roughly 'life' and 'place', but the ecological meaning is not directly recoverable for an average learner.
Etymology
The word biotope comes from Greek parts bio- meaning 'life' and topos meaning 'place', and bio- is the same part you see in biology while topos appears in words like topic. So a biotope is literally a 'place of life', an area with the same environment that supports a certain group of plants and animals.